No limitation of time provided by this division shall run against the Asbestos Workers’ Account to initiate proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board when the account has made any payment of moneys, incurred any costs for services, or encumbered any liability of the account.

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 138. Provisions inoperative January 1, 1989, as prescribed in Section 4418.)